Few events in life can rival the extreme emotional pain caused by infidelity.
Affairs have become the number one cause of marriage breakups and very few couples survive the damage they cause.
Is it possible to heal the hurt and find reconciliation? If the love is still there for you then avoiding these common pitfalls can move forward together.
When the game is up and your partner knows you have been unfaithful it pays to show them the respect they deserve by being honest.
A huge obstacle to reconciliation is the maintenance of that web of deceit.
In your confession though, it is imperative that you also be very sensitive to their feelings.
Your honesty in this phase will be the base on which you reestablish trust and true communication.
End the affair.
In order to move on into reconciliation you need to realize that at the root of your infidelity lies an idealized, romantic illusion- One of forbidden sex with no responsibility.
Real relationships have value because they are based on mutual understanding.
If your marriage survives this test it will be because you have realized that neither of you have to perfect for love to blossom.
Perhaps the most important step in the healing process comes from acknowledging your mistake and asking for forgiveness.
This process is wonderfully empowering for both parties as long as the other has the ability to forgive.
True love is often forged in the furnace of real challenges.
We're all here to learn from our mistakes and grow from them.